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Thursday, May 22, 2014

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Moreland Commission Hires Criminal Defense Attorney
I've been trying to limit myself to one post a day, but this news warrants a second:The commission that had been examining public corruption in New York state government before it was shut down by Gov. Andrew Cuomo has hired a criminal defense attorney as it faces a probe by federal prosecutors, according to people familiar with the matter.Michael Koenig, a former federal prosecutor, is expected t


Cuomo Puts A Criminal In Charge Of The State Democratic Party

From State of Politics:Former Gov. David Paterson on Wednesday was formally installed by the state Democratic Committee as its next chairman, assuming the post from Harlem Assemblyman Keith Wright. Paterson, addressing the delegates on the first day of the Democratic convention here in Melville, naturally opened with a joke. “So you thought you were rid of me,” Paterson said. A woman in the crowd


5-21-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Third Party Candidate Makes Cuomo/Astorino Race As Close As 13 PointsNo wonder Cuomo and his henchmen are trying to talk WFP leaders into endorsing him and not, say, Howie Hawkins (or putting some other third party candidate on their ballot line):ALBANY— Gov. Cuomo’s huge lead over Republican challenger Rob Astorino would drop to 13 percentage points if the Working Families